Tools
Work out your own number
Calculators and explorers built from statutes and public records. Each one says where its numbers come from, shows what it cannot tell you and points you to the office that has the final word.
Illustrative. Photo: Walser123, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not taken by MNIRL; resized. Credits
Draft Calculator
What will registering this vehicle cost?
Sales tax, registration tax, wheelage and title fees for your price, fuel type and county, with gas, plug-in hybrid and electric side by side over the years you keep it.
$870more over five years for an electric $40,000 vehicle than a gas one in Hennepin County, in state charges alone, from January 1, 2027. With the same price and county, the state's surcharge is the entire gap.
Photo: Edward A. Bromley; Hennepin County Library via the Digital Public Library of America, Public domain. Not taken by MNIRL; resized. Credits
Draft Explorer
When does the ice usually go out on your lake?
Median date, range and trend for 65 Minnesota lakes, and how often ice was out by the date you are planning around.
April 12is the median ice-out date on Minnetonka, from 77 years of records (1950 to 2026). Pick your own lake.
